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- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: As Senator Mullen was not here, does he want to ask a quick question or two?
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: I am giving Senator Mullen the floor briefly.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: The next item is in three minutes. Does the Minister want to reply briefly to Senator Mullen, and respond to what Senators Higgins and Gavan said? I will have to call an end to the debate.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Order please.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: The Minister has two minutes to finish.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: I cannot allow Senator Higgins in consistently.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Higgins is trying to hog the debate. Hold on now. I should not have allowed this at all.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Order, please. We are up against the clock.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of a recommendation who may reply to the discussion on the recommendation. On Report Stage, each recommendation must be seconded. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Does the Senator wish to speak to the amendment?
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: The amendment only.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: No. We are on Report Stage.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Please, Senator.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Kelleher will have a chance to respond to the Minister of State.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Does the Minister of State have a further point of clarification? He is entitled to do make one.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: On Report Stage Senators can only speak once but I am advised there is no restriction on a Minister.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: I hate to interrupt but I think the Minister of State has gone beyond speaking to the amendment. That information might be more appropriate when we come to the Final Stage of the Bill. We are dealing with an amendment now.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: I have been advised that I must deal with the amendment. I am sorry about that.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: Order. We are dealing with an amendment at this point.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State will have an opportunity to comment further, as will others briefly, when we come to the next Stage of the Bill. We are dealing with an amendment and Senator Kelleher has responded so I must ask her if she is pressing the amendment.